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Anoxybacillus thermarum sp. nov., a novel thermophilic bacterium isolated from thermal mud in Euganean hot springs, Abano Terme, Italy.
Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions - 1 Nov 2009
Poli Annarita, Romano Ida, Cordella Paolo, Orlando Pierangelo, Nicolaus Barbara, Ceschi Berrini Cristina
Abstract excerpt
A novel aerobe thermophilic endospore-forming bacterium designated strain AF/04(T) was isolated from thermal mud located in Euganean hot springs, Abano Terme, Padova, Italy. Strain AF/04(T) was Gram-positive, motile, rod-shaped, occurring in pairs, or filamentous. The isolate grew between 55 and 67 degrees C (optimum 65 degrees C) and at pH 6.0-7.5 (optimum pH 7.2). The strain was aerobic and grew on maltose,...
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